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Coutet 2015

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Sauternes and Barsac
ColourSweet White
TypeStill
Grape VarietySauvignon Blanc/Semillon

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Tasting Notes

A Coutet with great depth and fruit. So much dried tropical fruit character, bright acidity and fruit sweetness. Vivid and clean.

94/95
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, March 2016

The 2015 Coutet is pale lemon colored with intense grapefruit, lemon pie and pineapple notes with touches of crushed rocks, honeycomb and lime zest plus a waft of orange blossoms. Rich, opulent and layered with loads of tropical and citrus notes, it has wonderful freshness, finishing long. Drink Date 2018 - 2048

95
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate (238), August 2018

Quite dense and spicy without being that sweet. Lots of density and extremely difficult to spit! Long and creditable. Good tanginess too. You could drink this already but that would probably be foolish. Lots of grip.
Drink 2020-2045

18
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, November 2017

Coutet is one of the leading Chateaux in the Barsac sub-district of Sauternes. Bright gold in the glass with a nose of ripe peach, apricot and raw mushroom. The palate is viscous with lively acidity, layered peach and pineapple fruits and a marmalade note from the botrytis. The sweet vanilla from new oak is tempered by earthy mushrooms that set this viscous and sweet coutet into a fine balance between sugar and acidity.

92
Farr Vintners, Farr Tasting, March 2016

A heavenly dessert wine, the 2015 Château Coutet boasts a huge nose of caramelized citrus, crème brûlée, tangerine, and honeysuckle. With huge richness and sweetness, moderate acidity, a thick, fat mouthfeel and a blockbuster finish, it’s borderline over the top yet holds it together. It will be interesting to see how this evolves, but it’s undeniably gorgeous today. 2018 - 2038

96
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com, November 2017

Rich and ripe the nose has sweetness the palate honeyed fleshiness. Yellow peach and apricot are backed by candied orange peel the fleshy richness balanced by tangerine freshness and although slightly lighter at the back the finish is rich sumptuous and sweet. 2022-2035

91/95
Derek Smedley MW, DerekSmedleyMW.co.uk, April 2016

Showing the elegance and lightness of touch that is the hallmark of this château’s sweet
wines, this is refreshing yet effortlessly concentrated, with white flowers and peaches on the
nose, subtle cinnamon oak, plenty of mid-palate weight and tangy acidity. Just as impressive
as the 2014. Drink: 2019-30

95
Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com, April 2016
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The 2015 Coutet comes with 153 grams per liter of residual sugar at 13.8% alcohol. It has a fragrant bouquet with acacia honey, citrus scents and a touch of melted butter, all very well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with impressive purity, those limestone soils imparting the acidity that defined this Barsac, and lending great precision and tension on the live-wire finish. This is a wonderful Coutet that feels energetic - a compressed spring coil that will drink earlier than the likes of Climens or de Fargues, but has the DNA to age gracefully over 25-30 years. Drink 2019-2050.

94/96
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (224), April 2016

Looks very substantial in the glass. Floral nose. Massive weight. This tastes very ripe indeed and with considerable botrytis influence. Quite a dramatic statement! Though the finish is surprisingly dry and appetising.
Drink 2028-2050

18
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2016
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